OT: Warning Wall Street Journal subscribers -- telephone SCAM

[Sporkman]

Please accept my apologies if this warning is unwelcome or unwarranted
for you personally or for this newsgroup in general . . .

Those who are Wall Street Journal subscribers need to be aware that you
may be called (automated call) telling you that they need your new
credit card number or expiration date (that your credit card used for
subscription has expired), and giving you the opportunity to punch the
number or the date into the phone pad. THIS IS A CREDIT CARD SCAM. The
Wall Street Journal does not conduct it's business in this fashion.
Apparently hackers have gotten a subscriber list from the WSJ which
includes telephone numbers. We and others have been contacted within
the last hour and we have confirmed with the WSJ that they do not
conduct such automated calls. If you are contacted and you do give your
credit card number you need to immediately notify your credit card
company.

Best regards,
Mark 'Sporky' Stapleton
Watermark Design, LLC
www.h2omarkdesign.com

[What-a-Tool]

Totally untrue, unwarranted warning. We do not solicit over the phone.
Please just e-mail your credit card numbers along with pin to the address
below.

(Please note the domain name for proof of legitimacy)

--
Wall Street subscriptions dept
MrPorky@WSJurnal.Com


"Sporkman" <sporkedUNDERLINEagainMUNGE@bigfootDOT.com> wrote in message
news:41897A8F.AE545B18@bigfootDOT.com... Please accept my apologies if this warning is unwelcome or unwarranted for you personally or for this newsgroup in general . . . Those who are Wall Street Journal subscribers need to be aware that you may be called (automated call) telling you that they need your new credit card number or expiration date (that your credit card used for subscription has expired), and giving you the opportunity to punch the number or the date into the phone pad. THIS IS A CREDIT CARD SCAM. The Wall Street Journal does not conduct it's business in this fashion. Apparently hackers have gotten a subscriber list from the WSJ which includes telephone numbers. We and others have been contacted within the last hour and we have confirmed with the WSJ that they do not conduct such automated calls. If you are contacted and you do give your credit card number you need to immediately notify your credit card company. Best regards, Mark 'Sporky' Stapleton Watermark Design, LLC www.h2omarkdesign.com